Publications (5)23.67 Total impact
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Article: Draft genome sequence of four coccolithoviruses: Emiliania huxleyi virus EhV-88, EhV-201, EhV-207, and EhV-208.
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ABSTRACT: The Coccolithoviridae are a group of viruses which infect the marine coccolithophorid microalga Emiliania huxleyi. The Emiliania huxleyi viruses (known as EhVs) described herein have 160- to 180-nm diameter icosahedral structures, have genomes of approximately 400 kbp, and consist of more than 450 predicted coding sequences (CDSs). Here, we describe the genomic features of four newly sequenced coccolithoviruses (EhV-88, EhV-201, EhV-207, and EhV-208) together with their draft genome sequences and their annotations, highlighting the homology and heterogeneity of these genomes to the EhV-86 model reference genome.Journal of Virology 03/2012; 86(5):2896-7. · 5.40 Impact Factor -
Article: Draft genome sequence of the coccolithovirus Emiliania huxleyi virus 202.
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ABSTRACT: Emiliania huxleyi virus 202 (EhV-202) is a member of the Coccolithoviridae, a group of viruses that infect the marine coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. EhV-202 has a 160- to 180-nm-diameter icosahedral structure and a genome of approximately 407 kbp, consisting of 485 coding sequences (CDSs). Here we describe the genomic features of EhV-202, together with a draft genome sequence and its annotation, highlighting the homology and heterogeneity of this genome in comparison with the EhV-86 reference genome.Journal of Virology 02/2012; 86(4):2380-1. · 5.40 Impact Factor -
Article: Draft genome sequence of the Coccolithovirus Emiliania huxleyi virus 203.
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ABSTRACT: The Coccolithoviridae are a recently discovered group of viruses that infect the marine coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. Emiliania huxleyi virus 203 (EhV-203) has a 160- to 180-nm-diameter icosahedral structure and a genome of approximately 400 kbp, consisting of 464 coding sequences (CDSs). Here we describe the genomic features of EhV-203 together with a draft genome sequence and its annotation, highlighting the homology and heterogeneity of this genome in comparison with the EhV-86 reference genome.Journal of Virology 12/2011; 85(24):13468-9. · 5.40 Impact Factor -
Article: Draft genome sequence of the coccolithovirus EhV-84.
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ABSTRACT: The Coccolithoviridae is a recently discovered group of viruses that infect the marine coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi. Emiliania huxleyi virus 84 (EhV-84) has a 160 -180 nm diameter icosahedral structure and a genome of approximately 400 kbp. Here we describe the structural and genomic features of this virus, together with a near complete draft genome sequence (~99%) and its annotation. This is the fourth genome sequence of a member of the coccolithovirus family.Standards in Genomic Sciences 10/2011; 5(1):1-11. · 1.62 Impact Factor -
Article: Host-virus shift of the sphingolipid pathway along an Emiliania huxleyi bloom: survival of the fattest.
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ABSTRACT: The interactions between viruses and phytoplankton play a key role in shaping the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of oceanic ecosystems. One of the most fascinating examples of horizontal gene transfer between a eukaryotic host and its virus is a de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis pathway (SBP) found in the genomes of both Emiliania huxleyi and its coccolithovirus EhV-86. Here, we focus on a natural E. huxleyi/coccolithovirus system off the coast of Norway and investigate the dynamics of host and virus homologous gene expression for two of the most important sphingolipid biosynthesis enzymes, serine palmitoyl transferase (SPT) and dihydroceramide desaturase (DCD). Transcriptional dynamics display three defined stages along E. huxleyi bloom formation and decline, with the coccolithovirus transcripts taking over and controlling the SBP in stages 2 and 3. The observed patterns fit the hypothesis according to which viral sphingolipids are involved in the timing and physical processes of virion release from the host cells. This study provides a unique insight into the transcriptional interplay of homologous metabolic pathways between virus and host during temporal progression of oceanic E. huxleyi blooms.Environmental Microbiology 08/2009; 11(11):2840-8. · 5.84 Impact Factor
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2011–2012
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Plymouth, ENG, United Kingdom
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